Kilkenny star got word that he would not startMARTIN COMERFORD has revealed the difficult circumstances in which he discovered he wouldn’t be starting last Sunday’s All-Ireland…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Donaghy's availability gives O'Connor plenty to ponderKERRY MANAGER Jack O’Connor is facing what might be called a selection blessing ahead of the All-Ireland football final following…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Cooney says invasion was 'sad'NEWS ROUND-UP: GAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney has described as “sad” and “disappointing” the pitch invasion which ultimately won…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Cody's drive for number five beginsALL-IRELAND SHC FINAL: SOME DAYS you wonder what it all means to Brian Cody. And some days you find outTue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Athletics at Croker? Run that by me againON ATHLETICS : The middle 'A' in GAA has been silent for some time but now they're talking of reviving big-time athletics at…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Duffy lauds Murphy's roleGAA DIRECTOR general Páraic Duffy has paid tribute to Cork county secretary Frank Murphy, who has announced his decision to step…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
GAA rely on fans' goodwillTHE GAA are effectively relying on the goodwill of supporters to end the traditional pitch invasion on All-Ireland final dayThu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Whelan confirms Dublin career is overIN THE end the only surprise about Ciarán Whelan’s decision to retire from intercounty football was that there was no surprise…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Berlin success should not be Bolt from blueATHLETICS : Berlin restored a lot of people’s faith and interest in the sport and the danger is it could all go to waste.Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Impressive Gillick fourth in ZurichATHLETICS GOLDEN LEAGUE : THEY CALL it the one-day Olympics and the Zurich Weltklasse once again lived up to its billing last…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Mayo's hunger may tip the balance their wayALL-IRELAND MFC SEMI-FINAL Mayo v Down : MAYO CAME out on the wrong side of last year’s All-Ireland, when Tyrone got the better…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Irish duo target Zurich goalsATHLETICS: NO ATHLETE can consider themselves truly world-class until they’re invited to the WeltklasseFri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Kennelly regains his placeTADHG KENNELLY has regained his place in the Kerry starting line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland football semi-final against Meath…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Rodriguez antics costly for BurkaFARAWAY, SO close. It’s been a long and tiring nine days in Berlin and no wonder several athletes collapsed at the end of it…Mon Aug 24 2009 - 01:00
South African faces gender testATHLETICS: SOUTH AFRICA’S track and field federation has been asked to conduct further gender tests on 800-metres runner Caster…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Semenya the real deal in women's 800mIT WOULDN’T be a proper World Championships if there wasn’t some talk about failed fitness tests or else failed doping tests. …Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
A hat-trick of Irish semi-finalistsHOW DO you follow Usain Bolt? Straight into the semi-finals of the 200 metres, in the case of Paul HessionWed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Sports News Bolt the headline act in bid for classic sprint double Reports from BerlinATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: NOT SINCE Jesse Owens was the headline act has Berlin been anticipating an athletic event like…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
The thin line between peak form and the dream's endATHLETICS: THURSDAY WAS my first day off in about six weeks, and I finally got to fulfil a long-overdue appointment at the new…Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
Whelan says he's unlikely to play again for DublinGAELIC GAMES CHAMPIONSHIP 2009: DUBLIN MIDFIELDER Ciarán Whelan last night strongly indicated that he may have played his last…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Swine flu epidemic was raised by AFLINTERNATIONAL RULES SERIES: THE GAA have indicated that fears of a swine flu epidemic also contributed to the AFL’s decision…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Chamney called to double up in BerlinATHLETICS NEWS: THOMAS CHAMNEY is to double up at the World Championships in Berlin later this month after being selected for…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Gold medal a subplot to men's 800mATHLETICS: National Championships preview: SOME ATHLETES come to the National Championships to win titles, and some athletes…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Kildare's strengths just not enough to shift title favouritesTyrone v Kildare: IN THE not so distant past this would have been viewed as the classic clash of football styles – the pure …Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
New Gillick proves impossible is nothingATHLETICS : The Irish 400 metre runner’s achievement in breaking the 45-second barrier wasn’t just the turning point of his …Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Meath under pressure to make amendsSFC QUALIFIER: Limerick V Meath: A LITTLE over a year ago these sides played out one of the more unusual games of the summer…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Cork need to raise their game again to progressCork v Donegal: ASSUMING CORK got the wake-up call of the summer in their Munster final with Limerick this promises to be one…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Cullen only change as Gilroy sticks to blueprintCHAMPIONSHIP 2009 NEWS : STRIKE ONE, Dublin! With reputations riding on Monday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final, every move…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Familiar look to Tyrone's line-upWITH JUST one enforced change Tyrone are at virtually full strength for Sunday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final against Kildare…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Earley believes Tyrone perfect test of progressALL-IRELAND SFC QUARTER-FINALS : IT SAYS a lot about the way Dermot Earley is playing these days, and perhaps the confidence…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Clare's edge may well be the sharperMUNSTER AND ULSTER UNDER-21 HC FINALS: Waterford v ClareWed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Donaghy may play some roleGAELIC GAMES CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 NEWS: GIVEN THEIR poor performances in recent weeks, some people think it would take a small …Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Lynch and O'Leary return for CorkANTHONY LYNCH has been passed fit to play for Cork in Sunday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final against DonegalWed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Hession third in season best in LondonATHLETICS : PAUL HESSION has once again underlined his consistency ahead of next month’s World Championships in Berlin with …Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Unsettled Kerry still too strongAntrim v Kerry: DEPENDING ON who you believe, all hell is breaking loose in Kerry, or Kerry are about to unleash some hell.Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
No second act, just tragedy for Shay ElliottATHLETICS : The story of Ireland’s first great cyclist has echoes of Lance Armstrong’s – but with a far sadder denouement…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Kildare have artillery to kill off WicklowALL-IREALND SFC QUALIFIERS ROUND FOUR: Kildare v Wicklow: MICK O’DWYER has made such a mockery of championship predictions by…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
O'Connor delays naming sideNEWS ROUND-UP: IT COULD be just the pressure or it could be something far more troubling, but Kerry football manager Jack O’…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Galway recall Fitzgerald and ClancyKIERAN FITZGERALD and Matthew Clancy have been recalled to the Galway team for Saturday’s All-Ireland football fourth round qualifier…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
McKenna confident of staging pitch re-layGAELIC GAMES: NOW THAT the scale of the U2 stage in Croke Park has become fully evident so too has the scale of the challenge…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Burns bemoans loss of McDonnellFORMER ARMAGH football captain Jarlath Burns has described as “very, very disappointing” the revelations of departing county …Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Race will mark GAA link with athleticsIT IS often forgotten that the twin ambitions in the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884 were to revive hurling…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Football quarter-final draw back to early evening slotTHE GAA have outlined details of the All-Ireland football quarter-final draw, which will take place in Thurles on Sunday evening…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Relegation play-off quartet consider united protestGAELIC GAMES HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP: THE GAA’S decision to press ahead with the senior hurling championship relegation play-offs…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Harte is happy with voyage of discoveryIT USED to be that any manager lucky enough to lead his team to an Ulster football title would leave the field sweating profusely…Mon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
Hope springs eternal but Tyrone should triumphULSTER SFC FINAL: Tyrone v Antrim, Venue: Clones, Throw-in: 2pm, tomorrow, On TV: Live RTÉ 2 & BBC 2Sat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
Play-offs to go aheadALL-IRELAND SHC RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS: THE GAA last night confirmed that in accordance with the existing rules of the All-Ireland…Sat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
Galvin returns to provide the sparkALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIERS ROUND THREE : Kerry V Sligo, Venue: Tralee Throw-in: 5pm, today On TV: Live on TV3Sat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
Sligo get to grips with 'awkward' assignmentALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIER ROUND THREE: OF THE many words that come to mind when being drawn away to Kerry in the All-Ireland…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
McGarrity makes jaw-dropping returnIN ONE of the most amazing recoveries of the summer, Ronan McGarrity has been named in the Mayo team for Sunday’s Connacht football…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
